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Midwest Flight Attendants
Ready for Looming Strike

By

Susan CareyStaff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Aug. 28, 2002 12:01 a.m. ET

Flight attendants at Midwest Express Airlines could strike as early as Friday morning if last-minute mediation between the group and the airline fails to bridge differences over pay. Negotiators are scheduled to meet Wednesday in Washington to try to make a deal before the 30-day "cooling off" period expires at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

The 450 attendants at the Milwaukee-based airline have been trying to win their first contract since they voted in the Association of Flight Attendants as their bargaining representative...